Yesterday, I was listening to an audio book by Seth Godin. He talked about living the marketing message you want to share. I realized that’s probably the reason Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers has done so well. I love cats! Last night, I was watching a movie and Torre climbed up on little fold […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #37
Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – Vote in the The Celtic Top Five – “Your podcast makes my work easier, my beer taste […]
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Celtic/Market Crosses
Vicrtorian writers often assumed that stone market crosses in many villages in the British Isles were replacements for the original wooden crosses erected by saints and priests in the early days of Christianity. But in the early 20th century a man named John Irwin pointed out that as early amateur archaeologists began exploring the remoter […]
NEW SONG – Soul of a Harper (Live in Ireland)
“Soul of a Harper” was a song written by my friend, and fantasy author, Rie Sheridan. She wrote it for me several years ago. I liked the lyrics so much I named my first CD after the song–Soul of a Harper. And then a couple years later, Andrew and I recorded the song for Brobdingnagian […]
Vote for My New Firefly Song
MARC’S MUSINGS — July 11, 2007 – Feature Poem: She Said Her Name Was Saffron – Musings: Ireland and Italy Stories, Vote for Me in Firefly Contest Published 1-4 times per month. To manage your subscription, go to the end of this newsletter. Marc’s Musings Greetings Amici, Yes, I’m back home. Woohoo! As much as […]
The FuMP, Comedy Music Podcast Rules!
I got an email yesterday from Dr Demento who said my song, “The Cat Came Back… The Cat’s Perspective” will be on the Dr Demento show, July 7th weekend, and he featured “Exclamations” a week or so a go. Woohoo! All thanks to The FuMP! That’s the Funny Music Project to the uninitiated, where you […]
She Said Her Name Was Saffron (Lyrics, Firefly)
Yay! I finished it. Just under the wire too. Today, I finished recording my newest song called, “She Said Her Name Was Saffron“. If you missed the entry, the song was written about Saffron, the beautiful and dangerous woman from Firefly’s “Our Mrs. Reynolds”. Awesome episode! SerenityStuff.com was holding a contest for a song about […]
Pub Songs #26: Irish Sessions, Shopping in Venice and other Adventures in Italy
I traveled through Italy and wrote some tunes, busked in the Veneto, shopped in Venice and then joined an Irish session outside of Rome. Songs: “Jug of Punch“ “The Gosling Reborn“ Name That Tune 1 Name That Tune 2 “Loch Tay“ Name That Tune 3 Notes: Camisano: Speaking Italian, Busking in Italy Venezia: Shopping on […]
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Another Bit of Cat-Like Synchronicity
I got an email today from someone in Belgium who showed another bit of synchronicity between cats and drinking in Dutch: Your own songs are also great and I also love the way Marc has put some new lyrics on traditional songs, about cats. Well, I also love cats and I enjoyed that. Maybe I […]
Marc Gunn at Ave Gratia Plena Minor in Salerno, Italy
I have a confirmation. I’m playing a gig in Salerno, Italy Friday, June 22, 2007Chiostro del Conservatorio “Ave Gratia Plena Minor” via dei CanaliSalerno, Italy This will be one heck of an experience! L’Associazione culturale “Accordature Salernitane”, nella persona di Elvira Cicalesepresenterà MARC GUNN in concerto nell’ambito della II RASSEGNA “CONCERTI NEL CHIOSTRO” Chiostro del […]
